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Tomas Vincour has signed with Sibir Novosibirsk of the KHL.

He agreed to a one-year contract after spending most of the 2014-15 campaign in the minors with Lake Erie. Vincour had 10 goals and 23 points in 38 AHL games and he picked up one assist in seven NHL outings with Colorado. Wed, Aug 19, 2015 10:18:00 AM

Tomas Vincour has inked a one-year, two-way contract with the Colorado Avalanche.

The deal is reportedly worth $600,000, which he'll presumably make if he plays in the NHL. Vincour spent the 2013-14 campaign in the KHL with Ak Bars Kazan, where he posted 11 points in 39 contests. Wed, Sep 3, 2014 12:18:00 PM

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Duchene also finished with six shots in 18:38 of ice time in a 5-1 win over Dallas. He was sporing an "A" on his jersey as alternate captain in the contest. The disgruntled forward declined to answer questions after the morning skate. Colorado has to work to repair this relationship or trade Duchene, so that this situation isn't a distraction going into the regular season.

J.T. Compher is projected to play a larger role with the Avalanche this season.

"He's a smart player, a really smart player," coach Jared Bednar said late last year. "He is starting to create some chances and find some room there. I think he can do more of that." Compher recorded one goal and two assists in the last six games of the season. He will look to build on that style of play in 2017-18.

Alexander Kerfoot will make his NHL preseason debut alongside Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen on Tuesday against Vegas.

It's strange to think that Kerfoot is actually the oldest member of the trio at 23 years of age. "It's a pretty cool opportunity. They're pretty special hockey players," said Kerfoot. "Obviously, I'm really excited but I don't want to get too nervous; playing with those guys can be nerve-wracking at times. I just want to play my game and stay focused — try to keep things simple but also make plays and give them the puck."

The deal is reportedly worth $2.8 million. Andrighetto produced five goals and 16 points in 19 games for Colorado after he was acquired from Montreal. "We were pleased with what Sven added to our team at the end of last season," said Avalanche GM Joe Sakic. "He sees the ice well and brings speed and scoring to our lineup. We're excited to have him under contract."

It seems that Avs' GM Joe Sakic views Wilson as an excellent third-line player at either center or wing. That's not going to do wonders for his fantasy value. We would wait and see if Wilson is looking at a bottom-six assignment or if he can elevate his game enough to land on the Avs' second line before investing anything in him.

Colorado has avoided going to arbitration with Matt Nieto because the two sides have agreed on a one-year contract.

Nieto's new deal is reportedly worth $1 million. He produced seven goals and 11 points in 43 games with the Avalanche after he was claimed off waivers from San Jose. Nieto has accumulated 35 goals and 81 points over 264 career NHL outings.

Greer picked up his first point, an assist, during his first five games of his NHL career. That's pretty good considering he's only 19-years-old. In 15 games this season, he's posted five goals and 14 points in 15 games.

Nathan MacKinnon lit the lamp twice on the power play on Sunday night, leading the Avs to a 5-1 pre-season win over the Wild.

MacKinnon had three points on Sunday night and has three goals so far in exhibition games. The 22-year-old had 53 points last season, and a productive pre-season is a good sign heading into an important campaign where the former first overall pick could use a breakout year.

Mikko Rantanen picked up a goal and an assist in Monday's 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars.

Rantanen put together a solid rookie campaign in 2016-17, as he put up 20 goals and 38 points in 75 games. Those aren't standard-league numbers, but he has the potential to develop into a solid power forward down the road. He'll get every opportunity to produce on a weak Colorado team this season.

Nail Yakupov registered three assists in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Dallas Stars.

Yakupov has been a major disappointment since being taken first overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. He's now on his third team in a year, which means he's running out of chances in the NHL. Don't expect him to produce much with Colorado this year. The 23-year-old had just three goals and six assists in 40 games with the St. Louis Blues last season.

Avs forward Joe Colborne believes his team needs to learn from the disastrous season they had in 2016-17.

"The only way you can take anything positive out of that was, it was a learning experience," Colborne said. "I don’t think any of us had ever been through the hardship that we went through. Part of being a pro is putting that season behind you as much as you can and realize that every single one of us has to be better. There wasn’t one guy who can honestly say that was something you can be proud of … It hurt, and being a professional, being someone who’s proud of themselves, none of us are happy with it and it’s up to each of us to come back and make sure that we’re a lot better."

Zadorov had to work out an issue with his immigration papers. "It usually takes a few days to get it," he said. "With the situation with Russia and America right now, it's kind of tough. But it's nice to get it done." He is projected to play on Colorado's top pairing this season alongside Erik Johnson.

Mark Barberio has been skating on Colorado's top defense pairing alongside Erik Johnson.

"I think he's been pretty good," said coach Jared Bednar. "He helps us in a lot of areas. You look at his ability to move the puck and contribute to our offensive scheme, I think he's fitting in. He defends hard and we're asking a lot of him, playing in the top pair and logging minutes against some of those top guys he's got to defend. But I think he's doing an admirable job." He was claimed off waivers from Montreal on Feb. 2 and he has posted seven points in 24 games with the Avalanche.

Andrei Mironov is taking part in Colorado's development camp and he is aiming to be in the NHL this season.

"For now, I want to soak it all in, try to learn everything the coaches teach and between camps work hard and improve," Mironov said. "Same with main camp — learn from other players and work again." He has played five seasons in the KHL for Moscow Dynamo and could be a regular with the Avalanche in 2017-18.

The Colorado Avalanche have assigned Chris Bigras to the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL.

Bigras skated in 31 NHL games last year, so the demotion is a little bit of a surprise. When asked why he sent Bigras down, here's what head coach Jared Bedner had to say: "Because he needs to go play. He needs to go play big, important minutes down there. He’s having … he had a great camp. I like what I see from him." The 21-year-old was Colorado's second round pick in 2013. J.T. Compher and Anton Lindholm were also sent to the minors.

David Warsofsky is confident he can claim a spot on Colorado's back end going into the 2017-18 season.

"When you're in position like I am, and you can make break-out passes and get the puck to the open forwards, good things are going to happen," Warsofsky said. "Twenty years ago I don't think someone like me could make it in the NHL. But the way with the team is going nowadays, teams need (speed) from the back end and do the things I can do. I can definitely be useful, whether it's the 5-6 pair or (top-four). I'm clean getting out of our own end and I can jump up into the rush and getting scoring opportunities. I can help contribute." There are openings on the blue line with only Erik Johnson, Nikita Zadorov, Tyson Barrie and Mark Barbario have secure positions.

Semyon Varlamov made 28 saves to lift Colorado over Minnesota in pre-season action on Sunday night.

The 29-year-old is coming off a year to forget, marred by poor play and injuries. It's too soon to proclaim Varlamov will be back to his previous form, but if the netminder is fully healed, don't expect his save percentage to hover below .900 again this season. Varlamov allowed just one puck past him in the 5-1 win.

The Colorado Avalanche have inked Jonathan Bernier to a one-year, $2.75 million deal.

Bernier should serve as Semyon Varlamov’s backup after Calvin Pickard was lost to the Vegas Golden Knights in the expansion draft. Varlamov is a bit injury prone so there could be some decent playing time available for Bernier, but the Avs are not a very good team and as a result, Bernier’s fantasy numbers could get rather ugly.